Join Richard A.J. Prebil, LASP Veterans Advocacy Project Supervising Attorney, at a forum on increasing representation to individuals in administrative proceedings. The forum, "Assisting Parties in Federal Administrative Adjudication," is presented by the Administrative Conference of the United States and Legal Services Corporation.
Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022 from 1-2 p.m. Eastern Time.
Free
Join live on LSC’s Facebook page: facebook.com/LegalServicesCorporation
Or register to attend via Zoom through Legal Services Corp.: http://bit.ly/3Ore975
Event details at Administrative Conference of the United States website: https://bit.ly/3ERlXfk
Millions of people each year navigate adjudication processes to access critical benefits and services administered by federal agencies or provided under federal programs. According to the Justice Gap study published by LSC earlier this year, 92% of the substantial legal problems facing low-income Americans—including problems accessing federally administered benefits—receive no or inadequate legal assistance. This public forum, which will feature multiple panel presentations over the next several months, will examine ways to improve support for parties in adjudication processes in which they are frequently self-represented.
Panel 1: Expanding Access to Representation
December 6, 2022 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET
This panel will examine why many parties, especially members of historically underserved communities, do not have professional representation and address whether and how self-representation impacts procedural fairness, substantive outcomes, and administrative efficiency. Panelists will address potential strategies that public- and private-sector institutions can implement to expand access to representation in federal adjudication processes and challenges for implementing them.
Remarks:
Ronald Flagg, President, LSC
Andrew Fois, Chair, ACUS
Panelists:
Nancy Griswold, Deputy Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor
Deedee Peterson, Executive Director, Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc.
Richard Prebil, Supervising Attorney, Veterans Advocacy Project at Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Ashley Tabaddor, Chief Counsel, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Moderator:
Jeremy Graboyes, Acting Research Director, Administrative Conference of the United States
Click here to register to attend the panel on Zoom. The panel will also be livestreamed on LSC’s Facebook page.